Thursday, 15 June 2017

Dr. Bharti Kashyap

FOUNDER DIRECTOR KASHYAP MEMORIAL EYE HOSPITAL
Founder of first eye superspeciality hospital of north, east and West
India with international quality standards of NABH (National
accreditation board of hospitals and healthcare providers)

MEDICAL DIRECTOR KASHYAP MEMORIAL EYE BANK

Dr. Bharti kashyap is a famous name in the field of ophthalmology. In
jharkhand she is regarded as ‘vision lady’ for her contribution in
eradicating blindness. And dr bharti kashyap have been waging a
relentless war against blindness in jharkhand. On one hand kashyap
memorial eye hospital is known for its professional excellence by
acquistion of india’s third complete bladeless femto cataract surgery
suite and quality structure of nabh accreditation.

On the other hand the charity wing of hospital kashyap memorial eye bank
is well known for its eye donation campaign and vision for rural
jharkhand. She has not only extended service to high profile people in
the state capital but also give healing touch to the eyes of poor
residing in the naxal affected forests of jharkhand where even policemen
not dare to go without proper precaution. When medical fraternity in
jharkhand was finding it difficult to get a medical protection bill like
gujarat and andhra pradesh to practice fearlessly, she paved the path
of formulation of a medical protection bill in the state.

Philanthropic Activities

INITIATIVES :
The charity wing of hospital “Kashyap memorial eye bank” is well known for itsEye donation campaign
Kashyap memorial eye bank has to its credit the first eye donation
and the first cornea transplantation of combined Bihar Jharkhand. Till
now eye bank has done 255 cornea transplantation and received 315 eye
donations.
The eye donation campaign is marked by run for vision’ which she
organizes every year in the capital of Jharkhand and senior ministers to
senior bureaucrats besides common men come on the road to express their
solidarity with the her and pledge their eye for donation.
She is the first who started eye donation campaign in Bihar Jharkhand
and first corneal transplantation of Bihar Jharkhand was also done by
her along with her famous eye surgeon husband Dr. B P Kashyap

Mision for rural Jharkhand

Dr Bharti Kashyap realised the need of undertaking free cataract
operation of children to be taken as a campaign when under the aegis of
Jharkhand Shiksha Pariyojana, the Eye Bank began eye examination of
nearly 10 Lakh school children enrolled in Government run schools in all
the 24 districts of Jharkhand.

During 2007 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2014 especially in the naxal
affected villages of Saranda and Saryu Action Plan, Palamu Plan.

From 26th January 2013 to 12th January 2014 three mega eye camps were
organized for villages of Sarnda Action Plan, Saryu Action Plan and
Palamu Action Plan in a row.

The charitable wing of Kashyap Memorial Eye Hospital has teamed up with
various organizations like Asha Kiran, ATSEC, State Bank, Standard
Chartered Bank to screen thousands of children from the victims of child
trafficking to spastics, to children residing deep in the extremist
infested areas of Latehar, Singhbhum and Palamu districts of Jharkhand
where few have the courage to tread. Cataract is removed from hundreds
of eyes of the children through the state of the art Phaco cataract
surgery with premium foldable intraocular lenses completely free of
cost.

Hundreds of children, who either dropped out from school or did not take
admission into any school because of their eye ailments have since
rejoined school.

Base Hospital Phaco Cataract Surgery Campaign

At Blind Relief Camps and Mega Eye Camps conducted by Kashyap
Memorial Eye Bank, patients are only screened. Later they are brought to
Kashyap Memorial Eye Hospital, in batches, for surgery.This has
revolutionized visual rehabilitation of the poor people andcut down the
risk of post-operative infection and other complications to zero level.
Has started this in Jharkhand with Jain Mahila Samaj, Hazaribagh
(2000-2001).

Social Initiative

When medical fraternity in Jharkhand was finding it difficult to get a
Medical protection Act like Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh to practice
fearlessly, she paved the path of formulation of a Medical Protection
Act in the state. It is expected the Act will come in force in the state
soon.